10-13-2017, 06:03 AM
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AAPC Community Wiki: Late effect CVA with Left or Right Hemiparesis

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Does anyone know if there is a standard side for dominant or non dominant hemiparesis with regard to Late effect CVA? (For example dominant side is Right and nondominant side is Left). Any help would be greatly appreciated!

You cannot assume left or right is dominant or nondominant. After all, if you're right-handed your right side is dominant. But there are an awful lot of us leftys out there, and stating that right side=dominant would be incorrect for us.

You would have to go with the unspecified code unless it expressly indicates dominant or nondominant.

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